Meet Fiat's new cleaner, greener Panda Aria (and get free money on your Oyster)

Nippy little runarounds are often the greenest option if you need to drive a car, and the Fiat Panda has now been re-launched with a smaller carbon paw print than ever.

I was sad to see it didn't feature bamboo seats, but in pretty much every other respect the new Panda Aria has been well and truly greened up, with some interesting features that combine to reduce emissions significantly. Read on over the jump for details.

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The Fiat Panda Aria is fitted with a stop and start system which shuts down the engine during temporary halts, such as a wait at traffic lights, runs on a 900cc turbo twin cylinder engine equipped with Multiair system for dual petrol/methane-hydrogen fuel management, has a lower body weight (a side effect of downsizing the engine from four to two cylinders, it's (just as importantly) it's upholstered with a blend of cotton, linen, and woven coconut fibre.

If you're looking for a cleaner car for those essential trips, and would like to see the new Panda for yourself, the lovely people at Fiat are offering you the chance to do so at their DR1VE ECO event -- with the added bonus of £8 of free travel on your Oyster travel card if you visit the before 28th June. The event is taking place at Fiat's flagship store in Marylebone. The store is situated at 105 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QY, and will be open for DR1VE ECO from 9.30 until 7.00 Monday to Friday; 11.00 until 6.00 on Saturdays. (Closed Sundays)

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